What is your motivation? Any bright ideas?

[solanoskaguy]

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What are you hoping to do with your degree in public health and what changes do you hope to accomplish using either the knowledge or position gained with the degree?

I've been really interested in laboratory research for 4+ years now. But I keep feeling that so many of the most basic medical advances are already available but are not being utilized in the areas they should be for economic or socio-political reasons (bednets for malaria, GM crops for stavation, vaccinations for preventable diseases, etc.)

Also, I'd really be interested in hearing any ideas that you have for improvements in these areas.

 

[aspiringmph]

Is this for your essay or are you just curious? But yes, I totally agree that as exciting as it is to pursue medical breakthroughs, delivering current medical advances to more populations is critically important.

 

[solanoskaguy]

I'm just curious, probably not applying at any point. Just very interested in the field and its potential.

 

[Stories]

I'm interested in etiologic research, particularly environmental determinants of cancer and elucidating further gene-environment interactions.

 

[solanoskaguy]

That's a really interesting topic area - something that gets glossed over to a large degree in laboratory science and medicine but can play such a large factor in disease incidence.

 

[Stories]

That's a really interesting topic area - something that gets glossed over to a large degree in laboratory science and medicine but can play such a large factor in disease incidence.

It's where funding for nearly all epidemiologists is headed. You sort of have to have a genetic component to your study otherwise you'll face very stiff competition when applying for grants and probably have difficulty landing anything.

The majority of labs out there are focusing more and more on the genetic side of research, but there are still many labs out there that are working on mechanisms--and while important, don't help to elucidate the question of why.

 

[Ilovecoffee]

It's where funding for nearly all epidemiologists is headed. You sort of have to have a genetic component to your study otherwise you'll face very stiff competition when applying for grants and probably have difficulty landing anything.

The majority of labs out there are focusing more and more on the genetic side of research, but there are still many labs out there that are working on mechanisms--and while important, don't help to elucidate the question of why.

It may be where the most funding is headed, but it seems like all the money that goes into this research, doesnt have much to show for... the whole translation of cancer research from the bench to bed side is weak.
you figure out genetic side of the disease, biology stuff... and then what?

the cancer research community in gereral needs to make room for better communication of how research findings get actualized into better drugs etc. i'm sure we've heard this all before....